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Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Little boy found abandoned at courthouse after desperate parents pleaded with cops to 'take him away'
A Missouri couple has been arrested after they allegedly abandoned their young son at a courthouse alone and pleaded with cops to 'take him away.' Jeremy Lamp, 36, and Jessica Lamp, 31, are accused of leaving their infant son behind at the Livingston County Courthouse in Chillicothe. They allegedly left the young boy with no food, clothes or plan for his care - with police saying they did so 'without remorse and without ensuring proper care.' They've both been charged with child neglect and are expected to appear in court Monday for a bond hearing. Cops say the couple showed up to the courthouse the day before for a routine drug screening with a Missouri Department of Social Services investigator, which was part of an ongoing child welfare case. Jeremy reportedly tested clean but Jessica's mouth swab came back positive for methamphetamine. This led to a social worker recommending a 'safety plan' to protect the child. But instead of cooperating, Jeremy allegedly refused all options - including having Jessica stay away from the home, having him and the baby leave the house or even allowing the child to stay with a relative. 'The investigator explained that due to the drug test coming back positive, she couldn't leave the baby with them,' the Chillicothe Police Department stated in the couple's probable cause affidavits. Officers say the Lamps returned to the courthouse the next day and left their child behind 'without remorse and without ensuring proper care.' 'Jeremy and Jessica then left the courthouse without the child,' police wrote, adding that the boy had been left with no clothes, food or other infant care. The couple was later found at a nearby medical center, where they were arrested. Jeremy allegedly admitted to abandoning the child, saying: 'The way I looked at it was that they were gonna take him anyway.' He also told officers that 'none of the options' the court presented were acceptable, according to his statement. 'Jeremy said that none of the options were viable. He said that Children's Division told him that they would take the child so he left Victim 1 with them,' the probable cause statements read. 'When I questioned him about this he said 'the way I looked at it was that, they were gonna take him anyway.' Both Jeremy and Jessica have prior criminal convictions, including assault and DWI charges for him and child endangerment for her. Authorities say the child is now in the custody of Missouri Children's Division.
CBS News
07-07-2025
- CBS News
Detroit police, mayor present summer teen violence prevention plan
In response to a series of violent incidents in the city this summer, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief Todd A. Bettison are introducing a summer safety teen violence prevention plan. The discussion includes a plan to address juvenile curfew violations in response to a trend in youth-involved incidents this summer. The City of Detroit launched its "Regulation of Minors in Public Places and Adult Responsibility for Violations," also known as the curfew law, during the mid-1980s. The press conference is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. How to watch City of Detroit press conference What: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Detroit Police Chief Todd A. Bettison talking about teen violence prevention efforts. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Detroit Police Chief Todd A. Bettison talking about teen violence prevention efforts. Date: Monday July 7, 2025 Monday July 7, 2025 Time: 1 p.m. ET 1 p.m. ET Online stream: Live on the player above and on your mobile or streaming device During one such incident, three people were shot at Skinner Playfield, leaving two dead: an 18-year-old who has not been named and 4-year-old Samir Grubbs. Later, authorities arrested two teens in connection. Days before the park shooting, a 17-year-old was shot during the Ford Fireworks show. And in yet another incident, a teen was shot in the head on the city's east side. "You're going to see a whole lot of this police chief this summer. You're going to see me riding buses. You're going to see me not only walking a mile, but you're going to see me everywhere. Because I believe in being boots on the ground and we're going to make a difference, and you make a difference by being present," Bettison said last week.
Bloomberg
01-07-2025
- General
- Bloomberg
Columbia Receives Warning That School's Accreditation Is At Risk
Columbia University received a warning that its accreditation may be 'in jeopardy' from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which cited 'insufficient evidence' that the school is in compliance with certain standards like fostering a respectful campus climate. The commission, which evaluates higher education institutions across the US, said Columbia remains accredited while on warning. The organization also cited concerns over Columbia maintaining a safety plan and following government laws and regulations, according to the commission's website.
CBC
03-06-2025
- Health
- CBC
Toronto to fund more summer programs for youth aimed at violence prevention
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city's summer safety plan will focus on violence prevention measures through programs that help youth build skills and secure jobs. Chow announced the new plan at an event Tuesday that gathered dozens of local organizations, Toronto police chief and several city councillors. She says the safety plan will help 3,000 young people and more than 500 families to participate in summer recreation and youth violence prevention programs. Chow says the city added an extra $5 million in funding toward anti-violence programs for young people in its budget this year, on top of $43 million in funding for its anti-violence plan. Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw says the summer safety plan was designed to make it easy for youth and families to find violence prevention resources and it's an opportunity for the police and young people to learn from each other. The city says the plan will increase parks and recreation youth drop-in programming by 50 per cent throughout the summer and deliver more than 140 youth and family programs, grants and drop-ins.
